Sherrod Story False — It isn't true. — Shirley Sherrod's story in her now famous speech about the lynching of a relative is not true. The veracity and credibility of the onetime Agriculture Department bureaucrat at the center of the explosive controversy between the NAACP …

Misleading Stories About Race Raise Questions — In the last couple of days, Andrew Breitbart, a conservative Web site operator, has been called a liar, a provocateur, a propagandist — and even a race-baiter. But he says he knows who the true race-baiters are: some Democratic activists.

Enough right-wing propaganda — The smearing of Shirley Sherrod ought to be a turning point in American politics. This is not, as the now-trivialized phrase has it, a “teachable moment.” It is a time for action. — The mainstream media and the Obama administration must stop cowering …

Senator Collins ‘No’ on Disclose Act — ABC News' Devin Dwyer and Matt Jaffe: — On a conference call with reporters today, Sen. Chuck Schumer said he's “working very hard on getting a Republican” to support his version of the campaign-finance reform bill known as the Disclose Act.

Wikileaks' Afghanistan War Log vs. the Pentagon Papers — Pause for a moment before accepting the comparison that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange makes between his release of more than 90,000 secret military documents about the Afghan fighting to that of the Pentagon Papers back in 1971.

Armageddon Wars: Overpopulation Vs. Global Warming — My colleague Ross Douthat has a nice column today that reminded me of the famous 1980 bet between Paul Ehrlich and Julian Simon. — Mr. Ehrlich, an ecologist, expected population growth and economic growth to set off a mad scramble for natural resources.

Why Tax Estates Instead of Inheritances? — A friend on facebook asks a reasonable question: what is the justification for taxing estates, rather than inheritances? After all, why should we care if Bill Gates wants to leave $300 apiece to millions of people?

Rangel: ‘Trauma,’ ‘more alleged violations’ — After sounding defiant in his first round with reporters just now, embattled Rep. Charles Rangel sounded sad and seemed downcast and somewhat gaslit as he talked about how “traumatic” he had found the experience.

McCain On The Iraq War: ‘We Already Won That One’ — Earlier this month, law professor Marjorie Cohn and Iraq Veterans Against the War board chairman Geoff Millard attended a reception to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the normalization of relations between the U.S. and Vietnam and spoke with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ).

The Care and Feeding of the Liberal Psyche — I have a Netroots Nation wrap piece up at The Daily Beast saying that progressive activists are depressed and the White House hasn't done very much to offer the kind of psychic goodies that keep people's spirits up: … My prescription to cure the malaise is Elizabeth Warren:

The Democratic Fisc — The White House budget office offers a scorecard on Obamanomics. — Democrats have been running Congress for nearly four years, and President Obama has been at the White House for 18 months, so it's not too soon to ask: How's that working out?

BP boss Hayward to get immediate £600,000 pension — Mr Hayward has been the public face of BP's response to the spill — BP chief executive Tony Hayward will get an immediate annual pension worth about £600,000 ($930,000) when he leaves in October, the BBC has learned.

What went wrong with stimulus — The original stimulus package should've been bigger. Rep. David Obey, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, says the Treasury Department originally asked for $1.4 trillion. Sen. Kent Conrad, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, wanted $1.2 trillion.

Who Cooked the Planet? — Never say that the gods lack a sense of humor. I bet they're still chuckling on Olympus over the decision to make the first half of 2010 — the year in which all hope of action to limit climate change died — the hottest such stretch on record.

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